Originally posted by Lobo49er:
Originally posted by gored49:
Originally posted by eastcoast49ersfan:
Originally posted by Lobo49er:
Originally posted by gored49:
Originally posted by Lobo49er:
Originally posted by elguapo:
That safety is incredible. I have not seen that range in college maybe ever. Since ed reed I guess. I would not be disappointed if we got him or Thomas or Barrett
He's been compared to Earl Thomas and Ed Reed.
Overall, I really like the draft. I do have some critiques and concerns.
1. Too much hype on Hooker. I think he will be good but he will not be Earl Thomas. Thomas can do it all while Hooker is more of a pass defending and make the safe tackle safety. He will not blow anyone up like Thomas does frequently. Either way, I won't complain about the pick but I will have realistic expectations.
2. No Kelly no matter what. I don't want him even if an UDFA. No ACL picks and nobody that contradicts the type of culture the team is trying to instill.
I get the Hooker criticisms. I really do. But I also see him as the piece that starts this whole defensive remake.
I see Kelly as no risk, high reward. He pulls any more Kelly-stuff, he's gone. He grows up? We might have the steal of the draft.
The big risk is that he's clean for 2-3 years, we commit to him as our starting QB, and then he threatens to shoot up a club again and we're without a QB. It's not as black and white as saying he's either a stud or he acts up and we cut him right away. It could be more like what happened with Aldon Smith where the guy keeps doing stupid s**t.
^Seconded
Again, it's a 7th round pick. Very low risk, possibility of very high reward. If Shanny doesn't see the maturity in him to be the FQB, then he won't be. But what if Kelly turns it around? Look out.
The risk isn't the 7th round pick - those almost never work out anyways. The risk is we give away practice reps at the most important position in football to a player we don't trust and it blows up in our faces 2-3 years from now.
If we draft Peterman (or another QB in the first 3-4 rounds), I don't want us giving away his reps to Chad Kelly who could legitimately win the starting job once he's healthy. If we still haven't drafted a QB and Chad Kelly is available in the 6th or 7th round, then I'd be okay with drafting him.